Introduction

The goal of this course is to provide Microsoft Visual Basic® developers with the knowledge and skills needed to develop Microsoft .NET-based applications by using Visual Basic .NET. Visual Basic .NET is a significant upgrade to Visual Basic and incorporates many new features and framework goals of the .NET architecture. These changes will allow Visual Basic developers to create enterprise applications for the .NET Platform and to create more traditional Visual Basic applications that can take advantage of the enhancements to the language.

Audience

This course is intended primarily for developers who use Visual Basic 4.0 or later as their primary language, who use Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft ActiveX® Data Objects (ADO) and Active Server Pages (ASP) to develop applications, and who plan to use Visual Basic .NET for future application development.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• List the major elements of the .NET Framework and describe some of the major enhancements to the new version of Visual Basic.
• Describe the basic structure of a Visual Basic .NET project and use the main features of the integrated development environment (IDE).
• Use the new language features and syntax in Visual Basic .NET.
• Explain the basic concepts and terminology of object-oriented design specifically for Visual Basic .NET.
• Explain and use the basic concepts and terminology of object-oriented programming in Visual Basic .NET.
• Create applications by using Microsoft Windows® Forms.
• Create Internet applications that use Web Forms and Web Services.
• Create applications that use ADO.NET.
• Create components in Visual Basic .NET.
• Set up and deploy various types of Visual Basic .NET-based applications.
• Prepare existing Visual Basic-based applications for upgrade to Visual Basic .NET.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must meet the following prerequisites:

• Experience developing applications with Visual Basic 4.0 or later
• Successful completion of M1013: Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Development, or equivalent knowledge

or

• Successful completion of M1016 Mastering Enterprise Development Using Microsoft Visual Basic 6, or equivalent knowledge
• Familiarity with basic concepts of object-oriented programming
• Familiarity with Extensible Markup Language (XML) concepts
• Familiarity with Microsoft's .NET strategy as described on Microsoft's .NET Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/net/
• Familiarity with the .NET Framework as described on the following Web sites:
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/0900/Framework/default.asp
  and
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/1000/Framework2/default.asp

Course Outline

• Overview of the Microsoft .NET Platform
  - What Is the Microsoft .NET Platform?
  - What Is the .NET Framework?
  - What Are the .NET Framework Components?
  - What Are the Visual Basic .NET Enhancements?
• Development Environment Features
  - Describing the Integrated Development Environment
  - Creating Visual Basic .NET Projects
  - Using Development Environment Features
  - Debugging Applications
  - Compiling in Visual Basic .NET
• Language and Syntax Enhancements
  - Data Types
  - Using Variables
  - Functions, Subroutines, and Properties
  - Exception Handling
• Object-Oriented Design for Visual Basic .NET
  - Designing Classes
  - Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
  - Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
  - Using Microsoft Visio
• Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic .NET
  - Defining Classes
  - Creating and Destroying Objects
  - Inheritance
  - Interfaces
  - Working with Classes
• Using Windows Forms
  - Why Use Windows Forms?
  - Structure of Windows Forms
  - Using Windows Forms
  - Using Controls
  - Windows Forms Inheritance
• Building Web Applications
  - Introduction to ASP.NET
  - Creating Web Form Applications
  - Building Web Services
  - Using Web Services
• Using ADO.NET
  - ADO.NET Overview
  - .NET Data Providers
  - The DataSet Object
  - Data Designers and Data Binding
  - XML Integration
• Developing Components in Visual Basic .NET
  - Components Overview
  - Creating Serviced Components
  - Creating Component Classes
  - Creating Windows Forms Controls
  - Creating Web Forms User Controls
  - Threading
• Deploying Applications
  - Describing Assemblies
  - Choosing a Deployment Strategy
  - Deploying Applications
• Upgrading to Visual Basic .NET
  - Deciding Whether to Upgrade
  - Options for Upgrading
  - Recommendations
  - Performing the Upgrade

Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Related courses:

• M2389: Programming ADO.NET
• M2565: Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (Visual Basic .NET)
• M2555: Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (Visual C# .NET)
• M2663: Programming with XML in the Microsoft .NET Framework
• M2557: Building COM+ Applications Using Microsoft .NET Enterprise Services
• M2710: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures
• M1846: Microsoft Solutions Framework Essentials
• M2524: Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET
• M2310: Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET
• M2640: Upgrading Web Development Skills from ASP to Microsoft ASP.NET

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